this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. spain and italy introduce new emergency measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. a special forces unit has detained a group of stowaways who threatened the crew of a tanker off the uk's south coast. police in belarus fire stun grenades at protesters calling for the resignation of president alexander lukashenko. and the polls close in chile as the nation votes on whether or not to re—write the country's constitution.

hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. coronavirus measures are hardening across europe as countries struggle to come to terms with rising infections. in the latest developments, spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, has announced a national emergency and imposed a night—time curfew effective from ”pm in the evening and lasting until 6am in the morning. from monday, all bars and restaurants in italy will close from 6pm. gyms, cinemas and swimming pools will be shut and people are encouraged not to out and to limit their contacts with others. italy reported yet another

record—breaking tally for new infections on sunday. so, too, did the netherlands, where cases exceeded 10,000. and in france, cases topped 50,000 on sunday, breaking yesterday's record daily increase. in the uk, there were nearly 20,000 new infections reported on sunday, down slightly from saturday's count. in a moment, we'll hearfrom our rome correspondent mark lowen, but we start our coverage in madrid and this report from guy hedgecoe. seven months after spain's government introduced a state of emergency to tackle coronavirus, it is doing so again. in the spring, the measure was used as a legal framework to implement a strict national lockdown. this time, the measures will not be quite as tight, although a national curfew

is being introduced. translation: the freedom of movement of people is prohibited from 11pm to 6am throughout the country. it will only be possible to circulate in this time zone for the justified reasons established in the regulation. for example, to acquire medicines, to carry out one's work or professional obligations, to return home or to take care of adults or minors. also local authorities will be able to restrict movement between regions and take other measures they deem necessary. spain has become the first european country to surpass i million cases of covid—i9. there is concern that in some areas, such as the northern regions of navarre, high infection rates are putting renewed pressure on health care services. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.

waiting, not on tables but on news of their future. worried staff at a prime roman restaurant in a crisis meeting over new measures. inside, they prepare the last suppers. from tomorrow, they will close from 6pm, only takeaway after that. the family business was just starting to recover from the first wave. we are really, really worried about it, for sure. you know, it's a very difficult situation, and september was the first month for us that started to go in the right way. so, now we have to stop again. all our life is here. we are four families, with sons, children, with babies and we love this job. the prime minister announced a looser lockdown than last time. a maximum of four people at tables, gyms, pools, cinemas and theatres closed, italians advised to move around only if necessary. he knows patience is wearing thin. protests by fringe groups against restrictions turned ugly this weekend.

its economy already forecast to shrink by 10% this year, italy can't afford a second shutdown. but with soaring cases, the government says italy needs another push to get the virus under control. its management of the pandemic has been widely supported here, but with venues closing again, the mood may change and there will be no gyms to let off steam. of course, that will undermine our... just overall sanity, i think, both physically and mentally, and i think among many decisions which could have been taken, i think this one in particular was perhaps, yeah, a bit rash or not really necessary. it could have been dealt with differently. it's too serious not to act. over 1200 are now in intensive care, up almost 1000 since last month.

the first country in the west crushed by the pandemic is seeing a grim history repeating itself, and hopes it's not too late to turn the tide. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. a military operation onboard a tanker in the english channel has ended with the arrest of seven people. it's thought stowaways were causing problems on board the vessel, which had sailed from lagos in nigeria. the bbc‘s duncan kennedy has the latest. it really has been an extraordinary few hours ending with this special forces raid on a tanker in the solent behind me here. that raid involved four helicopters with teams of what's called a special boat service, sbs, special forces. they're based about 50 miles, about 70 km down the coast here. and they landed on the deck of this vessel in their four helicopters and used what was described as "overwhelming force" to retake the ship.

they detained seven individuals, and we're told the whole operation only took around nine minutes, so a very quick operation. an extremely highly proficient professional service, the sbs. very well—known in many parts of the world. we're also told that no members of the crew were hurt during this operation. it was authorised by the home secretary and the defence secretary earlier on this evening at the request of the local police force, hampshire police, and presumably in the intervening hours, that operation was planned and eventually executed this evening. it's not clear what happened with those seven individuals, whether they've since been taken off the tanker and brought ashore or if they're still on board. it all began at 9am local time here when the crew reported there was some kind of confrontation with stowaways who were on board. they knew the stowaways were there, vut for some reason the stowaways, in the words of the crew, became violent towards the crew. which led the crew to take refuge in a special lock—up room on board the ship.

the use it to protect themselves against pirates on the high sea. they were then able to alert the authorities. a couple of coastguard helicopters were sent out to assess the situation, and at some point the police decided they weren't happy with what was going on, contacted the authorities, the government and the special operation was authorised. now, tonigh,t both the home secretary and the defence secretary have issued statements thanking the armed forces for their operation and making sure that nobody was hurt in this situation. a little earlier, i spoke to the conservative mp and chair of the commons defence select committee, tobias ellwood. he explained the security considerations around the nave andromeda operation. it had been deemed a security threat when you do not have a vessel that's this large in full control and the crew themselves are then perhaps taken away to the safe location on board. then clearly, the

government has to react. a whole range of responses will have been considered, not least to say what is the threat to the mainland, what is the threat to the crew as well. what is good to see is there reaction from our forces, the coordination between our agencies. number 10 would've been fully involved in what was going on indeed. this is a good outcome for britain. how unusual is it that it took that long for the military to be involved in this sort of incident, particularly as you said this would have been deemed a threat, a security threat? as a former defence minister, i hope you'll understand that i'm not going to go into the details of this. as far to say that this has been a multi—agency response. the way these things work is that all our organisations and assets will be alerted, intelligence will be gathered and they will take appropriate action. the fact that any media outlet isn't made aware of what is going on is absolutely right. we do not want to give away our protocols, our response

mechanisms, because of course people are watching how we react to every episode, not least in this in counterterrorism, but in other aspects of conflict, too. and they learn from that. so it's quite important that what goes on behind the scenes remains behind the scenes and we get the outcomes that we do. riot police in belarus have fired stun grenades at demonstrators in the capital, minsk, hours before the expiry of a deadline set by the opposition calling on the country's long—term leader, alexander lukashenko, to resign orface a general strike. from moscow, here's stephen rosenberg. this was the moment the centre of minsk descended into chaos and violence. banging. what you can hear are stun grenades fired by the riot police. what you can see is blind panic. anti—government

protesters run for cover. they'd come out to deliver an ultimatum. either alexander lu kashenko agrees to resign, orfrom monday, there'll be a nationwide strike. from the authorities, the response, as you can see, was no. police sparked terror as they hunted down protesters in apartments. earlier, tens of thousands had taken to the streets to accuse lukashenko of stealing the presidency. the strength of feeling against him seems as strong as ever. but will the belarussian people heed the call for a national strike? svetla na ti kha novs kaya, the opposition leader, has been forced into exile, hopes they will.

i think that the will of the belarussian people can be changed. and even if we do not succeed or if we do not get the effect we are waiting for, people will be looking for another kind of struggle, another kind of protest, but we will not stop. last week, mr lukashenko accused protesters are behaving arrogantly and warned they would face the consequences. so the use of force is no surprise. but it was a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters that helped spark the mass protests back in august. it is unlikely to end them now. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's focus on chile now, where millions of people have been casting their ballots in a referendum on whether to change the country's constitution. despite some bad weather, voters waited patiently in the long

queues which built up because of the need for social distancing. president sebastian pinera agreed to hold a referendum after major anti—government protests broke out last year. i'm joined now by our south america correspondent katy watson. just first off, to put into context for us, how do we go from metro fair protests to u n—attem pt for us, how do we go from metro fair protests to un—attempt to rewrite the constitution? that's right because this is a culmination of a year or two since the protests started and if you mentioned it was a metro price hike of around four american sense but that was the tipping point. the culmination really of years of frustration that despite the fact that chile is one of the most stable countries in the region, one of the most prosperous, it is also one of the most unequal countries in the world. so despite the fact that the poverty level had

dropped in the last two decades, there was still many people who felt that they were left behind. many people from the very beginning said that it was the constitution drawn up that it was the constitution drawn up in1980 under that it was the constitution drawn up in 1980 under the former dictator of just up in 1980 under the former dictator ofjust open a shed that was to blame. first of all is a modern democracy and there's no place for a constitution like this but also because within that constitution the revisions for private services enabling things like education, health care, pensions of people in the protest said that the sort of things needed to change. this holds chile back. but we have seen now is a constitution that many hope will make changes within chile going forward. the expectation is that the vote will be eight yes to the constitution but it has divided the country. there are concerns of the stability and the prosperity to the country has enjoyed could be derailed by this process, too. how would you describe turnout? the expectation was that it would be

much bigger than even presidential elections. it took about long queues and it was notjust because of covid—19. that in itself was made provisions that people could stay so asigo provisions that people could stay so as i go and vote but it also was a show of just as i go and vote but it also was a show ofjust how his story of the day was for so many millions of chileans. i think that's what we will find out in the next or so. the vote is admitted to be very quick and we should have a result within the next hour or so coming out of chile. how was the president's decision to bring the constitution to the table rather than resign or put in place eight tough police crackdown on chilea ns, put in place eight tough police crackdown on chileans, how was that viewed by the elite that you mentioned, that will present that have the country's wealth? are they in agreement with what he has done? at the moment, sebastian pinera has been widely criticised for how he reacted initially when the protest started. he talked about the violence of the protesters for the people were very angry about that

because the authorities have also been very handy —— heavy—handed with the protesters. he is a president back by people who feel that he has helped encourage the economic stability, a businessman himself. perhaps there is a feeling also that he isa perhaps there is a feeling also that he is a lame duck. 0ne perhaps there is a feeling also that he is a lame duck. one of the issues is that there are elections coming up is that there are elections coming up within the year and of course it's a difficult time for chile and people feel that the rep many people have been calling for him to resign. yes, he has overseen this process, if you like him about reluctantly. it's been a very difficult time for chile, so yes he brought it to the table but we will see in the next few months about how first of all the vote we will see tonight but also within the body that will be drawn up, how to rewrite the constitution and another referendum on the actual draft of the new constitution. it will be a very difficult time for chile, i think i'm a lot of uncertainty. thank you very much for that.

let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the united states says armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a third attempt at a ceasefire in the conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. in a joint statement released with the two governments, the us state department said the truce will come into effect on monday. fighting has taken place over the territory for almost a month. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has extended his visit to london until wednesday as brexit trade negotiations continue. more talks are expected in brussels after that. meetings resumed last week after the uk walked away, saying that the eu was unwilling to compromise on key issues. however on friday, the uk said good progress has been made. thousands of people have continued to take part in pro—democracy demonstrations in thailand. demonstrators gathered at a major intersection in the thai capital, bangkok, after a deadline

for the prime minister to resign passed on saturday night. the protestors also want reform of the powerful thai monarchy. to talk more about the significance of these protests, i am joined by mark cogan, an associate professor of peace and conflict studies, who joins us from 0saka, japan. first off, tell us about these protests. what strikes you most about them ? protests. what strikes you most about them? i think that what strikes you must but the protesters is they came of age just recently. they came of age during the prime minister's more than about six years in office. and this is a relatively young movement. a student led movement. in these protesters to a certain extent don't really have any kind of political loyalties. they don't have loyalties to the four

prime minister who led a protest, a redshirt protest in 2010. this is a very young movement, a very student led movement bike a lot of protest movements of the 1970s were. their slogan is resign, rewrite, reform, and that last one is really significant. they have got their attention on the monarchy. yes. i love people in thailand are —— a lot of people in thailand are uneasy. they are worried that their futures and how the prime minister has handled covid—19. but this is also a very unequal country, so how the monarchy comes into play is that this is a monarchy worth billions, worth $40 million or more. and has seized assets taken from the crown property bureau. he has taken positions in large thai company. ps consolidated military power in thailand. and the contrast between

the monarchy and the people is that the monarchy and the people is that the monarchy and the people is that the monarchy is worth billions while the monarchy is worth billions while the minimum wage for the average thai person, the memo wage is around $5 per day. so thailand is actually the most unequal country in the world. i suppose the question is who then rules thailand ? world. i suppose the question is who then rules thailand? is of the military and the reason i said this is that thailand is i believe the country with the most coups in modern history. is it the military 01’ modern history. is it the military or is it the king? i would say it's a combination. i think there is something that most academics would call a military monarchy alliance. this develops very, very early on in the 1950s under the field marshal who developed kind of a partnership, illegitimacy partnership with the young king. they both boost each other‘s image in the eyes of the thai people. so it is a military

monarchy alliance. they sort of coexist in a kind of symbiotic relationship. so the answer is both. u nfortu nately we have ru n relationship. so the answer is both. unfortunately we have run out of time. but thank you very much for that, thank you. thank you. environmentalists have expressed concern after hundreds of dead marine animals were washed up on russia's far east coast. the causes of this ecological disaster on the pacific shore of the kamchatka peninsula are in dispute. russian state investigators say they are "most likely natural", while environmentalists want a more thorough investigation. maria kiseleva from the bbc‘s russian service reports. when hundreds of dead sea creatures washed up on this shore, nobody knew what was going on. why did large area of this pacific coast turn into the graveyard? parts of this beach are covered with the remains

of dead sea creatures. mostly here it's dead starfishes and what looks like the remains of sea urchins. we spoke to the locals, and they are alarmed because usually it's just a couple of starfishes here. but now it's much, much more than that. this is what it looked like before the disaster. the ocean bed is covered with active marine life. this is after. in many places, plants and small animals are dead. we are considering two groups of causes — artificial causes related with industrial sources, maybe military sources, landfills and so on. and second group is natural causes, like seaweeds. at first, many people thought the disaster was caused by rocket fuel from the kamchatka disused military ranges.

others said it was poisonous chemicals. translation: in the 19705, some pesticides were buried there and other poisonous chemicals. theyjust dug a hole and left them there. as test results started to come in, experts questioned these theories. perhaps the causes were natural. there may have been poisonous seaweed. there could also be the red tide, when one type of algae that consumes all oxygen in the water and other creatures suffocate. some local people were treated for burns to skin and eyes after swimming in the ocean. translation: we are worried about our health and the health of our loved ones. and we're also worried for the ocean. the ocean is our whole life. until it is clear what happened, it will not be safe for people to into the ocean in what has been one of russia's most unique nature spots.

maria kiseleva, bbc news, kamchatka. it turns out that even muppets aren't immune to the coronavirus. during the lockdown injordan, puppeteers had to film parts of the middle eastern version of sesame street from home. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has been finding out more. in 2020, muppets catch up with each otherjust like the rest of us. somebody always forgets to take themselves off mute. muppets shout. we're staying at home to protect ourselves. and to protect our friends and family. because... both: ...we care about them.

ahlan simsim, an arabic version of sesame street, reaches over 3 million children in the middle east. and it's helping them deal with covid stress. here, grover talks about fear. local characters basma and jad have a tip for me. when you feel afraid or upset, you can try to belly breathe. yeah. like this. put your hands on your belly and take a deep breath in. and then let it out. it works. puppeteers had to work from home during jordan's strict lockdown, filming themselves. now, the crew is back on set and the show is being made more educational.

nice to see that yolanda worked out her way of getting to sesame street. you are watching bbc news. ben rich has the weather. hello there. i'm sure you don't need me to tell you it was a very wet weekend. you saw them spinning around the pictures on our satellite picture. behind me, x epsilon hurricane. this will drive further rain in our direction. very brisk winds at times.

it will be very blustery this week with rain and times and turning milder after a rather cool start. so through monday it's another day of sunshine and showers in those initially most plentiful in the west but i think they will migrate eastwards through the day. some heavy with a chance of hail and thunder and some drier developing through northern ireland, wales and the southwest would not as many showers here by the end of the naples of it stays fairly windy the further south you are but the further south you are but the further north the winds ease especially across scotland. a fairly cool field to the with 10 degrees and stornoway 14 and in plymouth 14. 0ut and stornoway 14 and in plymouth 14. out of monday into tuesday, the area of low pressure from the weekend finally spins away and the showers paid. a little temporary ridge of high pressure builds its way in so thatis high pressure builds its way in so that is going to calm things down for a time through the early hours of tuesday. could be the odd fog patch and quite a chilly start to tuesday but that calmer interlude is not last long. you can see this rain

already splashing into the west through the first part of the day and this band of heavy rain will then push its way eastwards. again he will have some blustery winds and those winds travelling along way across the atlantic are going to whip up some very rough seas and it could be some big waves crashing into western coastal areas. northern scotla nd into western coastal areas. northern scotland lucky to hold onto some brightness of the day, 10—15 and then as we get to winsted this deep area of low pressure continues to spend to the northwest and it will feed further showers or longer spells of rain across the british isles and stays unsettled towards the end of the week but temperatures climb, 18 or19 the end of the week but temperatures climb, 18 or 19 in the south on friday.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. spain and italy introduce new emergency measures to lew the spread of the coronavirus. a special forces unit has detained a group of stowaways who threatened the crew of a tanker off the uk's south coast. thousands back marcus rashford's campaignfor thousands back marcus rashford's campaign for free meals for schoolchildren. spain and italy introduce new emergency measures to lew the spread of the coronavirus. a national curfew from 11pm until 6am in the morning has come into

force. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator and former conservative party press chief giles kenningham and the author and journalist, rachel shabi. tomorrow's front pages...starting with... let's start with the metro — and its splash showing the dramatic moment special forces stormed a tanker off the isle of wight — after the paper says it was ‘seized' by seven stowaways. the daily telegraph says the operation tookjust nine minutes — and reports the ministry of defence's comments — that the ship had been ‘subject to a suspected hijacking'. the times describes the scale of the military operation — reporting that four military helicopters took 40 personnel to the scene — and that 16 troops boarded the vessel — securing the ship with the backing of airborne snipers.